Microfluidic platforms for the dynamic characterisation of synthetic circuitry.

Abstract:

:Generating novel functionality from well characterised synthetic parts and modules lies at the heart of synthetic biology. Ideally, circuitry is rationally designed in silico with quantitatively predictive models to predetermined design specifications. Synthetic circuits are intrinsically stochastic, often dynamically modulated and set in a dynamic fluctuating environment within a living cell. To build more complex circuits and to gain insight into context effects, intrinsic noise and transient performance, characterisation techniques that resolve both heterogeneity and dynamics are required. Here we review recent advances in both in vitro and in vivo microfluidic technologies that are suitable for the characterisation of synthetic circuitry, modules and parts.

journal_name

Curr Opin Biotechnol

authors

Prangemeier T,Lehr FX,Schoeman RM,Koeppl H

doi

10.1016/j.copbio.2020.02.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-06-01 00:00:00

pages

167-176

eissn

0958-1669

issn

1879-0429

pii

S0958-1669(20)30012-4

journal_volume

63

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